thatold front caused an tbreak of severe weather which is pretty unusual for dember. dozen reports ofornadoes the midwest and dp south. even now we have some torna watches in eect for the nnessee valley. the reason why, iis the clash of air masses. aad of the front it fls like spring. weropped down to 69 degre right now. behind that front you can see mperatures are in the 30's, and that's what caused the severe weather. that front will head our way torrow, but in a much more that's the good news. hereome mo records highs. we sea record high today, tomorw a record of 76 degrees. a even christmas day behd a cool front theecord high 70 degrees a sunday again 70 drees. record warmth. however the warmth willome with some showers. talking abt the timing of the rain in the flccuwther seven-day forecast. >> see you shortly, thank you. >>> at let four people dead, inudi a 7-yearld boy in an outbreak tornadoes across the midwest and sout one driv cauthis incredible viewf a fnel cloud in mississippi. re than 40 peoe injured in what might ha been two dozen twisrs and unknown numb

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after record-breaking dember warmth. the massive system on the move right now. we're tracking it all. >>breaking overnight, manhunt over. ethan couch and his mother taken into custotody. his new look, darker hair. the so-called affluenza teen on his way back to o the u.s. >>>>> new this morning, a drone hovering over the president's motorcade. secret service stepping in. the pilot's explanation. >>> and gigantic game in the record books. dropped from a blimp, the supersized version of a tailgating tradition. >>> gooduesdayorning, after record-breaking december warmth, the first major winter storm battering several states right now. >> absolutely. let's get right to the radar. that massive system stretching from wisconsin to maine bringing everything from snow to ice to heavy downpours. this is the scene right now overnight outside of boston. the snow and ice snarling traffic and delaying flights on one of the busiest travel eks of the year. >> all this after r the same system spawned deadly tornadoes in texas. abc's megan hughes has the latest. >> reporter: afte

but dember 8th. this is by sugar land. >> and jennifer nettles from sugar land is with us today. she's going to be in the new dolly parton made for tv movie. >> and the clepsips look precious. >> who does she play? dolly was a little girl. >> and the fixer upper, they're going to do an fyi thing. and you're looking for an easy dish, we have quite the dish over there. >> look how pretty. >> you look so festive, baby joy. >> i thought in the season i'd drag out my red dress, so. >> you look so beautiful. >> you're so teeny i forget. >> she works at it. >> i don't like being teeny, i wish i was -- how tall are you, hoda? >> i'm 5'9". >> i'm 5'2". >> she is going to be cooking a dish from your new book "good >> which is flying out the window. joy and regis were at our house about a week before frank passed away. so we able to shoot these pictures that i'm solad that weav that wa wondeul mery >> we made a l ohem ove the 30 years oso,idn't we? >> love the book. >> we have a baby name for kim and kanye. you've probably already known it, but we're going to share it with you anyway. it is

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that storm you'r seeing the snow from and reality check of december there is a booster shot of true dember air that's coming in that will remind us, take us f fm hoodies and being comfortableeithout a coat to t so much byy saturday morning it feels like 5 in icago, 10 25, atlanta, 22 bs.oston.northwest wind to push through. as the day continues, we'll have some clearing skies. temperatures ll warm as we enter the weekend as highs get into the upper 30s and lower 40s with copious sunshine. overall, the pattern appears to be pretty quiet with no significant rain or snow chances moving forward. today's high is 31 degrees with some early clouds, then gradual afternoon clearing. the low >> coming up, a new twist in the case of that businesswoman charged with randomly stabbing someone at a drugstore. the revevealing e-mail she sent right before she was arrested. >>> and a new warning for millions of americans who send their cars to junk yards every year. what you leave in your vehicle could compromise your identity. coming up ght here on "gm" in our house, imagination runs wild. but at my table,

it's wednesday d dember 16th. is "world news now." >>> hey, everyone. good morning on this busy wednesday. i'm reena ninan. >> good morning to you. i'm richard bacon. let's just say that one of us didn't see all of "star wars" tonight. >> there's a reason. >> a great r rson. details to come. you're looking for a plot twist, we've got one. >>> let's get started with last night's republican presidential face-off. nine candidates took the stage las vegas. >> their answers and attacks on each other reflecting the nation's concerns about terrorism and security. we begin with abc's brandi hitt who's in las vegas this morning. brandi, good morning. >> good morning. good morning, richard and reena. it's hard saying both of your names together back to back now that you're on set together. what a night here in las vegas. protecting the homeland and battling isis. really critical issues that dominated last night's republican debate. and as you mentioned, man, was it entertaining because several of these candidates dn't pull any punches. >> donald is great at the a

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the warmest september to novembers on record and december is setting up to be one of the warmest d dembers on record so that's why we're not looking like we'll see a white christmas but certainly one of the warmest ones we've seen. not a lot going on beside lake-effect snow and another system making it way into the pacific northwest. that's a look at your wet are across the country. your local forecast in 30 seconds. jared the galleria of jewelry... for the ultimate selection of levian. makes jewelry with chocolate diamonds. gorgeous, trend- setting looks like this limited edition piece you can only find at jared. making levian the essential part of her jewelry wardrobe. that's why... she went to jared. track out for saturday before the next system tracks in late sunday. right now, stormtrack7 live weather network will show temps in the teens and 20s across the state with wind chills in the single digits and teens. winds are still will stay westerly around 10020 mph throughout today before weakening tonight. we also have clouds... along with a few flurries... as a weak pressure racks in en